Comments on: Moving back home with your parents is a good career move

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:15:18 +0000

I might become a boomeranger. At 29 years old and quickly approaching 30, I have been laid off 3 times the past 2 years due to lack of work. Anyone that is an Architect, Engineer, Landscape Architect will know my pain. If you're working in fields related to construction, ouch…
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I haven't lived at home since I was 18, before heading off to college at Ohio State University.
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Luckily I do have a fiance who makes great money in Arlington, VA, but the lack of meaningful employment for me, has really strained my relationship with her.
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I may end up breaking up with her and going home. Everyone keeps saying, ride it out, but honestly I don't see the light at the end of the tunnel.

By: kb

kb — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:45:00 +0000

yup, moving back in is brilliant. especially when you're parents live in an expensive/boring suburb outside a depressed and continually spiraling downward city. in a great community that has 300+ apply for one janitorial position.

moving back in works if there's a market for you to expand your skill set and actually find a job that will lead to a future career.

living at home and working as manager the same place you worked when you were in high school is not the exactly a "smart career move".

it's more than just saving money when you look to the future.

By: Chrome Bar Stool

Chrome Bar Stool — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 06:03:35 +0000

Interesting article indeed. Moving in with your parents as a career move is surely the best option. Not the best option for your social status though.

By: Aldo

Aldo — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 04:18:41 +0000

lol what? I didn't get that :D

By: jaxson

jaxson — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 01:31:33 +0000

I just turned 27 and have lived on my own since I was 18 and moved away to college. I lived in an array of rental homes and apts throughout the years. This last year was horrible. I lost my job and my roommate started sleeping with my gf-therefore he moved out and I had no place to live. So I was left with no job and no home. I was forced to move back in with my parents-it is the most humbling, depressing experience of my life. To make matters worse, my parents live way out in the countryside. It is a 1.5 hour commute to the nearest city. Its been 4 months since I worked, and all my savings is now gone. I am, however, thankful, that my parents have been so nice and understanding of everything. It is a sad sign of the economic times – and no good end in sight.

By: Enviro

Enviro — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:16:59 +0000

Honestly, I think you are pretty smart in this economy to humble yourself and move back in with Mom and Dad as long as they are ok with the move.

I think most parents have got to understand how tough it is right now in the workplace…

I say go for it…as long as you can keep everyone happy. :)

By: Matt @ Rocky Top Getaways

Matt @ Rocky Top Getaways — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:41:12 +0000

Those statistics are right on point. Not only will more and more people be moving back home, but they will also become dependent on their parents financially more so that ever before.

By: Barbara75

Barbara75 — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 01:51:21 +0000

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By: Karen

Karen — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 08:46:10 +0000

If you are in a situation where money is really tight and you have a chance to move back home, so you can save up and hopefully find a better job, your better off doing that. It will be a positive opportunity to better your situation.

By: Allison

Allison — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 22:58:56 +0000

Saving money while in college? My books alone cost between $1000 and $1700 a year, my tuition was 20,000, room and board another 10 grand. I made 8.75 an hour at a job where I could only fit 20 hours a week in between my 9 am to 6pm daily classes. Pray tell, what money was I supposed to have been "saving" during this period? there was not a single year I hit above the poverty line… BEFORE you subtracted my school expenses. That is a ridiculous concept.